EXCLUSIVE: Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland made audition tapes together to land The Punisher and Spider-Man roles

While filming "Pilgrimage" in Ireland, co-stars Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland made audition tapes featuring both of them for Marvel Studios for the roles of The Punisher and Spider-Man. (Getty;Getty)

Spider-Man and The Punisher don't get along in the pages of the comics, but they managed a fateful team-up in real life.

While filming their period drama, "Pilgrimage," in Ireland, co-stars Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland joined forces to make audition tapes for Marvel Studios.

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"We were making tapes from Ireland in the process of getting him cast in Spider-Man and then he and I made a tape for The Punisher," Bernthal, who plays the comic book vigilante in the second season of "Daredevil," told the News.

Tom Holland's Spider-Man made his debut Thursday in the railer for 'Captain America: Civil War.' (Marvel)

"During this independent movie that we did in Ireland we were constantly making tapes for Marvel — just acting together."

Clearly they did something right: Holland also landed the plum role of the titular Wall Crawler in Marvel and Sony's reboot of the franchise. He made his costumed debut in front of fans in a trailer for "Captain America: Civil War" released Friday.

Despite sharing the same cinematic universe, it's unlikely that Bernthal's Punisher will ever cross paths with his web-slinging buddy.

Jon Bernthal as Marvel's Punisher in Netflix's "Daredevil." (Netflix)

"These tapes definitely do exist, you can call Marvel and ask for it, but that's like breaking into Fort Knox," says Bernthal.

Actually, Holland later called in another superhero, the Mighty Thor, to help him catch Marvel's attention.

As he circled the part of Spider-Man, he called his "In the Heart of the Sea" co-star Chris Hemsworth to hammer studio execs with a personal recommendation.

The pair, however, will not likely meet up on-screen, despite sharing the same Marvel cinematic universe. (Marvel Comics)

"I emailed him while I was auditioning for the film and said, 'So can you maybe put in a good word for me?'" the 17-year-old British actor told the News in November.

His plea worked: Hemsworth saved the day.

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"I called the guys at Marvel when they were casting (Spider-Man) and I heard he was in the final handful of guys and said, 'Look for what it's worth you're not going to meet a harder working more appreciative kind of guy,'" recalled Hemsworth.

"I was so blown away by his sort of attitude and work ethic and how good he was," adds Hemsworth. "But then I said to Tom, 'I've told them that, so don't prove me wrong.'"